French national team striker Kilian Mbappe has increased to World Championship statistics from an unfavorable side after the quarter-final match of the 2026 ChS against Morocco.
The leader of the French team failed to take a penalty kick at the main hour of the match, becoming the only other scorer in the history of the French team who did not score a penalty at the hour of the match..
The first Frenchman with such a display was Karim Benzema. This happened at the World Championship 2014 in the group stage match against the Swiss team.
After missing a penalty, the French team beat Morocco with a 2:0 score and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.